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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Elenshack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Benitez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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148 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Benitez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herman Elenshack!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez closes the distance and clinches up with Elenshack, looking for a takedown. Benitez pushes Elenshack against the cage but Elenshack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Benitez as Elenshack shoots in.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown but Elenshack shows good takedown defense.
Elenshack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benitez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Benitez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benitez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elenshack tries to avoid it but Benitez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elenshack to the ground. Elenshack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benitez shoots for a double leg takedown but Elenshack sprawls well. He's pushed Benitez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Elenshack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benitez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benitez wants it to stay on the feet.
Benitez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elenshack leaves Benitez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benitez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Elenshack counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Benitez is breathing heavily.
Benitez trying to get back to full guard but Elenshack takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Elenshack controlling the pace for now.
Benitez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez is working hard here to advance position.
Elenshack controlling his opponent.
Elenshack get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Elenshack.
Elenshack shoots for a double leg takedown but Benitez sprawls well. He's pushed Elenshack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Elenshack as he avoids it easily.
Benitez shoots in but Elenshack avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Benitez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez closes the distance but Elenshack moves to the side
and Elenshack counters with a takedown into side control.
Elenshack has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Benitez shoots in looking for a takedown but Elenshack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benitez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benitez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Elenshack dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Benitez dives in and grabs Elenshack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Elenshack pushes down on Benitez's head and hops out.
Elenshack shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benitez but Benitez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elenshack leaves Benitez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benitez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elenshack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Benitez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benitez shoots for a double leg takedown but Elenshack sprawls well. He's pushed Benitez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Elenshack stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Elenshack wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miguel Benitez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benitez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Elenshack counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Benitez trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elenshack decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Benitez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Elenshack's waist but Elenshack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benitez off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elenshack is defended easily by Benitez.
Benitez shoots in looking for a takedown but Elenshack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benitez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benitez shoots in looking for a takedown but Elenshack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benitez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elenshack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benitez tries to avoid it but Elenshack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benitez to the ground. Benitez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elenshack stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Elenshack wants it to stay on the feet.
Elenshack slaps away a takedown attempt from Benitez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benitez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elenshack.
Benitez wants to clinch
and Elenshack counters with a shoot takedown. Benitez fights it but they end up in guard.
Elenshack trying to stand up but can't free himself from Benitez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitez wants to sweep but no luck.
Benitez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Elenshack has passed into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benitez is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Elenshack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Benitez shoots in and drives through. Elenshack sprawls well.
Elenshack stuffs the takedown.
Benitez tries for a takedown but Elenshack circles away easily
and Elenshack counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Benitez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elenshack seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Benitez wants to get back to full guard.
Elenshack postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Benitez to stand up.
Benitez dives in and grabs Elenshack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Elenshack pushes down on Benitez's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Elenshack but Elenshack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benitez fails to land the takedown.
Elenshack shoots in looking for a takedown but Benitez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elenshack's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Elenshack circles away from the clinch attempt
so Elenshack counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elenshack has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Benitez is proving hard to escape from.
Elenshack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Benitez trying to keep a closed guard but Elenshack is proving a slippery customer.
Benitez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Benitez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benitez is trying to control the position but Elenshack postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miguel Benitez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Benitez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Elenshack defends it nicely.
Miguel Benitez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elenshack stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Elenshack wants it to stay on the feet.
Benitez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Elenshack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benitez somewhat.
Benitez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elenshack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez shoots in for a double leg but Elenshack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown but Elenshack shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elenshack misses with a takedown attempt - Benitez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elenshack is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benitez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miguel Benitez is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elenshack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benitez tries to avoid it but Elenshack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benitez to the ground. Benitez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miguel Benitez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Benitez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Elenshack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Elenshack winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Elenshack!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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